Tropical forests may flip into carbon sources sooner than feared, study finds

Mongabay
Mar 5, 2020, 11:30 am119 pts
Traditionally undisturbed tropical forests in Africa and the Amazon are losing their ability to stash away carbon — and it’s happening much faster than scientists anticipated, according to a new study in Nature. “Intact tropical forests remain a vital carbon sink, but this research reveals that unless…

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